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Work begins on Pony Express Parkway April 27, 2018, 3:58 pmWork has begun on the first phase to extend two culverts where the Welby-Jacobs Canal and the Utah Lake Distributing Canals cross under the roadway, and several irrigation pipes crossing between Thunder Boulevard (200 West in Saratoga Springs) and Redwood Road. This work is expected to be complete by early April. The second phase which is expected to begin in late spring will widen Pony Express Parkway from two lanes to five lanes from Porters Crossing to Redwood Road to accommodate current and future traffic demands for both cities. The project will include an additional traffic light at Silver Lake Parkway. According to Eagle Mountain Mayor Tom Westmoreland, the city had budgeted for the light but the widening project came in under budget and will include the cost of the light. Westmoreland said in his blog that both Silver Lake Parkway and Woodhaven Blvd. had been considered as possible locations for a traffic light. "Ultimately, Silver Lake Pkwy won out after considering winter road maintenance, event traffic at the amphitheater, and the fact that the Silver Lake Pkwy intersection would also be the entrance to the Mt. Saratoga residential development on the north side of Pony Express Pkwy in Saratoga Springs, " he said. Concerns regarding access to and from Pony Express Pkwy from Copperbend Rd. and Woodhaven Blvd. will be addressed with acceleration and turn lanes being added as part of the widening project. The $30.8 million project is being managed by UDOT and funded by the Mountainland Association of Governments. The community news source for Eagle Mountain Utah, Saratoga Springs Utah, Lehi Utah, American Fork Utah, Highland Utah, Alpine Utah, and The Cedar Valley, including Cedar Fort Utah and Fairfield Utah. Copyright 2025 The Crossroads Journal LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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